 dedicated to the strength of the nation we hail things from Hollywood ladies and gentlemen this is CP McGregor speaking welcome again to your theater of stars proudly we hail soon to reach you as a full half-hour program sponsored by the United States Army and Air Force our story is titled the strange partnership and we're proud to present the outstanding star of motion pictures Henry Fonda as Bill Williams and now act one the Geneva M lay alongside the war from the Caribbean seaport she was a small freighter alone and her gun will show it as it sank closer to the waterline and because of the talk of revolution brewing in Santa Clarice the Geneva M's destination owners skipper Bill Williams had suddenly become a very big man I certainly had everyone was afraid my boat might be the last one into Santa Clarice as a result every shipper in town one to get his cargo moved and paid for before the lid blew off they beat a pass to the door of my cabin aboard ship including a fellow named Crocker I'd seen around town Crocker wasn't the kind of a guy you ordinarily like to do business with hello Bell Crocker what's on your mind and show these I got three tons Bell all canned and crated I'm looking for a way to get them up to Santa Clarice you're stuck to more than you know well I wish I could help you what's this a turn down there's nothing else I can do I got my load but you haven't even listened to my proposition shoot I I'll give you a thousand dollars cash in addition to the freight building to handle those anchovies for me pretty hard to pass up must really believe those rumors coming from Santa Clarice I'm taking no chances well Bill it's a deal good now if you'll just sign this agreement agreement what do you mean I don't want somebody coming to you with a better proposition bill I don't want my cargo aced out you don't know me very well do your Crocker business is business and the pen well that make you happy very happy thank you bill I'll get lost for a thin dime I'd throw you right off this boat I know that bill but not for a thousand dollars yes I did it take that dough particularly when there were others who didn't have that kind of dough needed their cargo move to but maybe Crocker was right business was business the next day I hurried things I wanted a clear port I felt where those anchovies go put them in the after all what's slowing us down there's a gear up in the winch where's Juan where the devil is that ships engineer of mine I don't know must be taking a long siesta or something we scour the town for let me tell you when I get my hands on him I'll break every born you will not do that to your good friend you well there's been three days off the ship where the devil you've been all right I've been working well isn't that ducky you realize there's work on this ship home but these was important oh it was oh yes my cousin he has a boat as people he is terrific as a mechanic stinks so I helped him well that you have to take a week to do it but this was very important inspiration in my cousin both besides what is all the rush they say the commission is holding every boat in the harbor where'd you hear that in town they say is because of the trouble up at Santa Clarice yeah well listen my little wandering ships engineer forget the rumors get that winch fix so we can get the ship loaded let me worry about getting this out of here one had the winch fixed in no time at all and began loading the crates of anchovies in the after hold I could see gleaming cans in between the slats the crate cracker on around most the day watching us load that afternoon I went down to Harbor Commission the office was closed but the hold order on all boats was posted that was the headache but not like the one I came back to Juan was standing on deck the last crate of Crocker's anchovies moving overhead on the way to the hold when I saw the cable slip I yelled a warning look out are you all right Juan oh yes I am fine but with the crate not to mention my deck here look here where each side the crate they're gone only smoke this is an arsenal brother was it cans were dummies for the weapons concealed underneath them every type of small arm imagine and all ticketed for the revolutionist at Santa Cruz no one to the hold order on every boat in the harbor the commission had when the what was going on we patched the crate up loaded into hold and I told Juan to sit tight I headed for the commission office but I only got a few steps Crocker who'd been around most of the day came aboard everything all right Bill everything's dandy Crocker we just got a peek inside one of those crates of anchovies but yeah you want to go down to the commission with me or do you want to wait until they pick you up I don't think either alternative is necessary Bill as a matter of fact I think it'll be very unwise for you to report this you do huh yes I do particularly since we're partners in this little enterprise what do you mean I anticipated trouble that's why I just signed that agreement the other morning remember so what that agreement happened to be a declaration of cargo ownership since filed with the Commission as is necessary here we're in this together Bill if I think you sink with me we pause briefly from our story a strange partnership starring Henry Fonda to bring you an important message man you've been waiting for it and here it is you can pick your training in the army or Air Force before you enlist that's right you have your choice you choose your army or Air Force technical school before you sign up and here's why you can do this fieldmen are needed to handle the complicated new weapons and equipment of our modern army training is required for the alert young man of today to handle those army jobs therefore the army and Air Force will allow you to choose the type of training you like most and if you qualify will give you that technical training that's why so many ambitious young men today are choosing an army or Air Force career because they can learn a skill or trade valuable in civilian life later as well as in the service now get the complete details on training opportunities available right away ask at your local army and Air Force recruiting station and now act two of the strange partnership starring Henry Fonda's Bill Williams owner skipper of the Geneva Amps Bill who unwittingly signed himself into part ownership of a whole full of contraband weapons looked for a way out of his dilemma and the way came easily it certainly did after I kicked myself around the block a few times for not first reading what I signed I thought alike the only thing to do with the play ball with Crocker until the ship was cleared once it see it'd be a comparatively simple manner to give those fireworks a big drink of water I was wearing a grin as I returned to the ship from town the next morning Crocker was aboard waiting for me you're really making yourself a home Crocker after all Bill partners sure the way I was looking over your crew list you were yes you are what's happened I think you're a little under man I've added a few of my own whatever you say Crocker matter of fact I thought I'd go along too just to make sure our little enterprise goes and you trust me well yes sometimes you're still impulse you got it all planned and almost there's just one more hurdle Bill there it's from the Harbor Commission you'll be over here today to inspect Cardiff they dare say it is a necessary for me to caution you not to be impulsive when he looked into that after-hold that was my partner I felt like a cage rat or maybe just a rat particularly when the commissioner came aboard and began his inspection he's been a very good friend of mine we went through the ship on my ship's engineer was standing near the after-hold as we approached the commissioner was almost apologetic I regret Bill that I must object you to this indignity I regret a few things myself commissioner see our government is not in sympathy with the revolution and the men who make it possible what do you have here in the after-hold those crates those are the anchovies commissioner oh yes yes I saw in the declaration of cargo on a ship that you and Mr. Crocker are shipping these together though that seems to be the general idea well I should under my orders have these traits removed and well that be necessary commissioner well then bill's name is on them I don't think it will be now if we can go below I'll sign your clearance it was all I could stand the fuse was lit and I was ready to explode regardless of the consequences when suddenly the fire alarm rang out rushed up on the deck the smoke was pouring out of the after-hold we could hear the siren the fire board came along side one was standing by the hold and they got there the fire board had a hose down pouring gallons of seawater into the hole I guess Crocker was the most excited what happened to him? he's a fire can't you not see the smoke? do you have to fill that hole up with seawater? we gotta put the fire on Crocker and the sides what can it hurt? there's nothing down there before it breaks the van city little seawater won't hurt him bill the hold three days to pump that one way I'm making a water pistol out of a Tommy gun Crocker went south and I never saw him again I didn't find out until we were finally on the way how Ryan had managed everything the day of fire the fire was easy a few rags and oil he seemed to be the answer to everything certainly was and that fire boat pumping all that water and that is what I mean I don't understand well the skipper of the fire boat he is my cousin that was the new pump on his boat that I installed he was so anxious to use it the curtain falls in the final act of the strange partnership our star Henry Fonda will return for a curtain call after this timely message from Wendell Niles you young fellows of the Yemps travel listen to this you can choose an interesting army job in Japan or Korea or if you've had previous military service you can choose assignments to the European theater or you veterans who don't wish overseas service you can choose assignment right near home in your own army area for at least a year for complete details on opportunities now available in the army inquire tomorrow at your U.S. Army and Air Force Recruiting Station now here again is our star and our producer the name Henry Fonda on a marquee is the promise of a stellar performance we've had that promise fulfilled on proudly we hail we're very grateful to you Hank well thank you CP I enjoyed it but I believe congratulations are in order they tell me proudly we hail will soon be heard each week on a thousand radio stations from Maine to California making it's the most played program in the history of American radio that's right Hank and we're very proud of the fact we're proud too to announce that the theater of stars will soon be full grown what do you mean CP? beginning the first of the year proudly we hail as 15 minutes become a complete half hour dramatic show well nice going on that too it couldn't happen to a show that's doing a more important job but now CP I'm sure your audience will want to know the show for next week next week ladies and gentlemen we've prepared for you a beautiful story of Christmas starring J. Carol Nash our drama will tell the simple yet inspiring story of the Nativity and the great promise it brought to all mankind I'm sure you won't want to miss our Christmas story on proudly we hail Henry Fonda appeared to the courtesy of the Hollywood Coordinating Committee who arranges for the appearance of all motion picture stars on this program and now until next week this is CP McGregor saying thanks for listening and Cheerio from Hollywood